ASTRONOMY

Most of the Sky Captures were produced with Stellarium.

They should be in chronological order, the most recent on top

Waxing Moon aligned to Saturn on October 16 2015, around 8.30 pm, Eastern Australia

Venus conjunct Mars on the early hours of October 31 2015

Mars conjunct Jupiter early morning of October 18 2015

Eastern Sky on October 9 2015, around 5.25 am, Eastern Australia: Moon’s Occultation of Venus

The Crescent Waxing Moon aligned to Saturn with the backdrop of Scorpio Constellation
September 17 at 8.30 pm, looking West

Waning Moon-Mercury-Spica alignment
in the West on September 15 at 6.30 pm
Murwillumbah coordinates, NSW, Australia

Venus-Mars-Castor-Pollux-Procyon-Sirius
in the East on September 3 at 5,15 am
Murwillumbah coordinates, NSW, Australia

Moon Conjunct Antares of Scorpio

Moon Aldebaran Venus Jupiter Orion

Venus Conjunct Jupiter March 15 7.40 pm West-North

2 Jan Moon Jupiter NW 839

Waxing Moon and Venus West 840 pm

21 Dec Moon Saturn Spica Mercury East 4.45 am

23 Dec Moon Mercury SE 5 am

18 Dec Moon Mars NE 240 am

Lunar Eclipse and Jupiter Dec 11 Midnight NW

Total Lunar Eclipse 2.45 am December 11 NW

Total Lunar Eclipse 1.30 am December 11 NW

Total Lunar Eclipse 0.15 am December 11 NE

6 Dec Moon Jupiter 11 pm NW

6 Dec Moon Jupiter 11 pm NW

27 November 2011 – South-West 8 pm

Moon Mars Regulus 3.30 am NE 20 November 2011

Meteor Shower

Leonids Meteor Shower 2011

November 10 Mercury Venus aligned Antares Scorpio 8 pm South-West

November 9 2011 Moon conjunct Jupiter 8pm NorthEast

16 September Moon Jupiter 11 pm NE

8 September Moon Vesta East 630 pm

Comet 1

Vesta from Dawn spacecraft

August 4 Moon Saturn 7.15 pm, WN

5 July Moon Regulus Leo NE 6.40 pm

6 July Moon Denebola Leo NE 6.40 pm

29 June Moon Mars NE 5.55 am

30 June Moon Venus NE 5.55 am

26 June 2011 4 am NE Moon Jupiter

Earth and Moon as seen from Mars – Compliments of Nasa

17 June 2011 Venus conjunct Aldebaran 5.45 am NE

11 June Moon & Spica 10 pm WNW

11 June Moon & Spica 10 pm WNW

10 June Moon and Saturn 10 pm WNW

May 30, 5.45 am, East-North-East – Waning Moon Venus-Mercury-Mars-Jupiter-Uranus 5.45 am

24 May Venus Mars mercury Jupiter ENE 530 am

18 May Moon past Full & Antares 9 pm High East

18 May Moon past Full & Antares 9 pm High East

15 May Moon conjunct Spica 9 pm North

13 May Moon Saturn & Spica 9 pm North

12 May Mercury Venus Jupiter & Mars East-North-East 530 am

11 MAY MOON REGULUS 830 PM NORTH-WEST

May 9 Mercury conjunct Venus 530 am East-North-East

23 MAY VENUS & MARS 5.30 AM NE

12 MAY VENUS MERCURY JUPITER MARS EAST 530 AM

5-7 MAY 2011 ETA METEOR SHOWER EAST 430 AM

30 APRIL MOON VENUS MARS JUPITER MERCURY NE 514 am